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Virtual Event To Honor Veterans This Weekend In Tinley Park
The virtual event, hosted by the Village of Tinley Park and the Tinley Park Veterans Commission, will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 15
TINLEY PARK, IL — The Village of Tinley Park and the Tinley Park Veterans Commission will host a virtual dedication ceremony for the Illinois Veterans of America Memorial and the M84 Mortar Carrier at 10 a.m. this Saturday.
According to the village, the ceremony will include music by the 484th Army Band from Arlington Heights, a rendition of the National Anthem by Mandy Barry, comments from Veterans Commission Chairman Dr. William Douglas Rasmussen III and Tinley Park Mayor Michael Glotz.
Guest speakers will include Sen. Michael Hastings, Combat Engineer Thomas Dukes and Command Sgt. Maj. Fred Cagle.
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The ceremony will be shown live on Tinley Park's official Facebook page.
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